The Mercury announced earlier in the day that guard Diana Taurasi will be out
indefinitely with a strained left hip flexor, an injury the four-time reigning
WNBA scoring champion sustained in training camp.

Angel McCoughtry, Armintie Price and Lindsey Harding added 10 points each for
the Dream, who improved to 2-2 on the season.

The two-time defending Eastern Conference champions used a 24-11 difference in
the second quarter to take a 43-27 lead at halftime.

DeWanna Bonner scored 22 points and Candice Dupree had 14 to lead the Mercury,
who fell to 1-3 after their second straight loss.

Taurasi missed Phoenix's season opener against Minnesota and played sparingly
against Tulsa before scoring 18 points in a loss last Saturday to Los Angeles
in the team's home opener.

She was not with the team in Atlanta and will be re-evaluated on a day-to-day
basis, the Mercury said.